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Mom loves this story and wanted the book...
Having recently seen the movie on TCM, my mom wanted to read the book.We got this version and she enjoyed it greatly.

I can't comment on the story myself because I did not read it, but I did want to mention that this version has extremely tiny type and is not easy to read.Luckily my mom's vision is pretty good, but it took some effort to read.

The lesson here: some men are not worth loving.
The most astonishing thing about "Kitty Foyle" is that it was written by a man. Easy to read, fairly smooth moving, and a window into the 1930's, the book is an interesting read.
BUT the character of Kitty makes me want to scream. Kitty, clearly in need of mothering, seems to be on her way to a productive life when she falls for a guy who is not man enough to stand by her. Kitty is too in love to see she is a tool and makes decisions based on what she thinks is best for her lover.
It is easy to say that my negative feeling toward the character of Kitty is from the prospective of the year 2009. Perhaps, but I know for sure that my mother, born in 1910 who was a voracious reader, would have said EXACTLY the same thing.

A Book Ahead of Its Time
I'm not going to spend too much time on this review, but I thought that this book deserves a bit of acknowledgement. When Kitty Foyle was released in 1939, it became an instant best seller. I can understand why. Any woman can relate to Kitty Foyle, it's amazing that this book was written by a man with all the hidden thoughts that a woman carries with her each day..he knows them and writes them so well. I felt like I had a long conversation with Kitty in this book and I will re-read it sometime soon b/c there will be pieces that you pick up the 2nd time around. So it is a good buy! I found this book among a stack of dusty old books at my boyfriend's house--after reading it I bought a copy for my best friend to read. One of my favorites.

Brilliant and timeless
This book was written in the 1930's but tells the timeless tale of the heartbreak of a love affair that falls apart. It is funny and sweet and so beautifully captures the voice of first love, and the niave idealism of youth. The language used by the author to describe ethinic groups ispolitcally incorrect by today's standards, however it is not a racist book. I loved it!

Timeless Kitty Foyle
I first read Kitty Foyle in high school, over thirty years ago.I couldn't put it down that first time, and I've re-read it several times.The character development of Kitty Foyle, and of the various scenes (Philadelphia working class neighborhood, small-town Illinois, and Manhattan), are unbelievable.The story of Kitty Foyle, from a blue-collar family, going to high school and then falling in love with a main-line Philadelphia family, is fantastic.It was hard for me to believe that it was written by a man, because the emotions and the language are so apt.I can't recommend this book highly enough.It's a timeless classic. ... Read more

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a grea t book still current
Christopher Morley was a funny writer, describing the Trojan War as if it were a college football game with fraternizing among the enemies.

A forgotten masterpiece
In which Christopher Morley adapts the Troilus and Cressida story of Chaucher and Shakespeare for the Twentieth Century American Public. It's like a musical comedy.
This little gem has it all. Drama, satire of war, politics and the media, touching love passions, humour and terror. It's also very funny. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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What a rip-off!
This is a nice story, let me say that. However, it is only 19 pages long, and those pages have a very small amount of text on them. But the description says that this book is 108 pages! And it is - but most of those pages are blank! It's totally weird! You read for just a few minutes, get to page 19, the story ends, and then there are more than 80 blank pages after that. I cannot believe that this costs $15. And it's especially ironic since it's a waste of paper in a book that talks about not letting trees go to waste. ... Read more